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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

While pollution isn't a new phenomenon, the modern, industrialized world has ramped pollution up to critical, deadly levels. Every year, the United States alone creates 11 billion tons of solid waste. How else are we slowly killing ourselves?



Today's Random Fact:

One of the more common and dangerous pollutants in the environment is cadmium, which kills human fetal sex organ cells. Its widespread presence means it is in almost everything we eat and drink.

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Bonus Fact:

Pollution in China alters the weather in the United States. It takes just five days for the jet stream to carry heavy air pollution from China to the U.S. Once in the atmosphere over the U.S., the pollution stops clouds from producing rain and snow--i.e., more pollution equals less precipitation.